Page:The histories of Launceston and Dunheved, in the county of Cornwall.djvu/322

 290 BADGES OF OFFICE. 1835, held in the hall in Broad Street. In 1835 the Municipal Corporations Act practically extinguished those courts. The existing Guildhall, in the Western Road of the borough, was built by private subscription in 1 88 1, during the mayoralty of John Dingley, Esq. aSaOges of ©ffice* MACES. The Parliament which was sitting at the restoration of Charles II. was dissolved 29th December, 1660, and a new Parliament was convened for the 8th May, 1661. To this Parliament of 1661 Richard Edgecumbe, Esq., of Cuttele, and Sir Charles Harbord, Knight, were returned for the borough of " Launceston alias Dunheved." After a modest existence of nearly eighteen years that assembly was dissolved on the 24th January, 1678-9. Sir Charles Harbord was again returned for Dunheved to the Parlia- ment which met 6th March, 1678-9. The short life of that body terminated 12th July, 1679, and Sir Charles then bade us farewell ; but he left with us, as a memento, the elegant silver maces which the borough still possesses. The two maces are alike. At the base of each are the Town Arms, with the legend, " Sigillum Dunhevidi Bowrogh alyas Launceston " [the seal of Dunheved borough, otherwise Launceston] ; and around the bowl are the words, " Carolus Harbord, Eq., Aur : hujus Municipij antiq : Tribunus fidelis in Parliam : de An: 13 & [ad] 31 R. R s Car: scdi : Robto : Pearse, Ar : Pretore. 1679. D.D." [Charles Harbord, Knight, the faithful tribune in Parliament of this ancient borough from the 13th to the 31st year of the reign of King Charles II., Robert Pearse, Esquire, being the chief magistrate, 1679 : A gift to Dunheved.] These beautiful ensigns of authority are surmounted